Community Newsletter Issue 1

The application process
As FM2 will generate over 50MW of energy, it is a nationally significant infrastructure project (NSIP), and
requires a Development Consent Order (DCO) under the Planning Act 2008 to allow it to be constructed.
The DCO application will be submitted to the Planning Inspectorate (PINS), the Government Agency
responsible for examining applications for DCOs during spring/summery 2014. PINS will firstly decide
whether to accept the application. If accepted, PINS will examine the application, taking into consideration
the comments of consultees. PINS will then make a recommendation to the Secretary of State for Energy and
Climate Change, who will decide whether to grant a DCO.
Subject to consenting and investment, construction of FM2 could begin in 2015 and it could be operational
by 2018. The anticipated timeline for this application process is shown below:
We Are Here
Ferrybridge Multifuel 2 (FM2)
Community Newsletter
Power Station Issue 1 - October 2013
Formal consultation for new Multifuel Power Station announced
The aim of this newsletter is to provide you with information on proposals by Multifuel Energy Ltd (MEL) to
develop a second multifuel power station at Ferrybridge - known as Ferrybridge Multifuel 2 (FM2). It will be
next to the Ferrybridge Multifuel 1 (FM1) facility currently under construction. The power station will have
a capacity of up to 90MW gross and be capable of producing circa 70 megawatts (MW) net of low carbon
electricity, enough to supply around 160,000 homes.*
*Based on the industry average annual household consumption of 3,300 KWh of electricity and using a base load of circa 70MW net export capacity utilised for 8000 hours per annum.
Pre-Application
Informal
Consultation
Pre-Application
Formal
Consultation
Submission of
our DCO
application
Closed on
6th September 2013
4th November
- 20th December 2013
Expected
Spring/Summer 2014
Have your say
Examination
Decision
Expected 2014/2015
Expected 2015
• Planning Inspectorate’s
consultation
• Examination process
• The Planning
Inspectorate’s
recommendation
Made by the Secretary of
State within 3 months of
the recommendation
Further information
We have prepared a Statement of Community Consultation (SoCC) that sets out in detail how we will consult
the local community and local organisations. Our consultation documents, including the SoCC and the
information that will be available at the public information events will be placed on our project website for
download (www.multifuelenergy.com/fm2) or inspection at the following locations from 4 November 2013 to
20 December 2013.
Public inspection locations
Locations
Opening Times
Pontefract Library
Shoemarket, Pontefract WF8 1BD
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday: 09:30 - 19:00
Saturday: 09:00 - 16:00
Knottingley Library
Knottingley Sports Centre, Hill Top, Pontefract Road,
Knottingley, Pontefract WF11 8EE
Monday: 14:00 - 19:00
Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday: 09:00 - 19:00
Thursday: 09:00 - 13:00 Saturday: 09:00 - 13:30
Airedale Library and Learning Centre
The Square, Airedale, Castleford WF10 3JJ
Monday & Wednesday: 09:00 - 19:30
Tuesday & Friday: 09:00 - 17:00
Thursday: 09:00 - 18:00
Saturday: 09:30 - 16:00 Sunday: 10:30 - 13:00
Castleford Library
2 Sagar Street, Castleford WF10 1AF
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday: 09:00 - 17:30
Thursday: 09:00 - 19:00 Saturday: 09:00 - 15:00
Wakefield Council Offices
Wakefield One, Burton Street, Wakefield WF1 2EB
(for sat-navs WF1 2DD)
Monday to Friday: 08:30 - 17:00
Leeds Central Library
Municipal Buildings, Calverley Street, Leeds LS1 3AB
Monday to Wednesday: 09:00 - 20:00
Thursday & Friday: 09:00 - 17:00
Saturday: 10:00 - 17:00
Sunday: 13:00 - 17:00
Selby Library
52 Micklegate, Selby YO8 4EQ
Monday: 09:30 - 19:30
Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday: 09:30 - 17:30
Thursday & Saturday: 09:30 - 12:30
During the summer of 2013 MEL informally consulted the local community on the FM2 proposals and the
feedback received has helped us develop our proposals further. During this stage of public consultation,
which runs from 4 November to 20 December 2013, we will be holding a series of public information events
in your local area. You are invited to drop in at any time during the event sessions listed below. You will be
able to view our proposals, speak to members of the project team and have the opportunity to leave your
comments via a feedback form. The information events will take place on:
Venue
Date
Time
Ferrybridge Cricket Pavilion
Ferrybridge Power Station, Stranglands Lane, Knottingley WF11 8RA
Wednesday 6 November
14:00 - 20:00
Monk Fryston Hall Hotel
Monk Fryston, North Yorkshire LS25 5DU
Thursday 7 November
14:00 - 20:00
Ferrybridge Community Centre
The Square, Ferrybridge, Knottingley WF11 8PQ
Friday 8 November
14:00 - 20:00
Pontefract Town Hall
Bridge Street, Pontefract WF8 1PG
Saturday 9 November
10:00 - 14:00
Airedale Library
The Square, Airedale, Castleford WF11 3JJ
Monday 11 November
14:00 - 19:00
Brotherton Parish Hall
Tadcaster Road, Brotherton, Knottingley WF11 9HJ
Tuesday 12 November
13:30 - 18:30
Ferrybridge Cricket Pavilion
Ferrybridge Power Station, Stranglands Lane, Knottingley WF11 8RA
Wednesday 13 November
14:00 - 20:00
* Dates and times of events have been chosen subject to venue availability.
The event material and feedback forms will also be available at a number of public inspection locations and
on our project website www.multifuelenergy.com/fm2 from 4 November 2013, so that people who are
unable to attend the events will be able to view the event material and comment on the plans.
We would welcome your comments by: Friday 20 December 2013 at 5pm.
Contact us
If you have any queries about the proposals,
would like to find out more about the
consultation on FM2 or would like to let us have
your comments on the proposals, please contact
us in one of the following ways:
Phone
01977 884314
Email
[email protected]
Post
Ferrybridge Multifuel 2 Consultation
Multifuel Energy Ltd
Ferrybridge ‘C’ Power Station,
Stranglands Lane, Knottingley WF11 8SQ
Website
www.multifuelenergy.com/fm2
About Multifuel Energy Ltd
The Proposed Development
Multifuel Energy Ltd is a 50:50 joint venture partnership between SSE plc and Wheelabrator Technologies
Inc.
SSE is one of the UK’s leading energy companies. We are involved in the generation, transmission,
distribution and supply of electricity; and we are the UK’s largest non-nuclear electricity generator operating a
diverse generation portfolio across the UK and Ireland including gas, oil, coal, biomass, hydro and wind.
FM2 is a multifuel power station and produces energy by burning waste derived fuels from local, regional and
national sources of processed municipal solid waste, commercial and industrial waste and waste wood. The
waste will be processed by other parties off-site to remove recyclable materials and create the fuel before being
delivered to FM2.
The electricity produced will be supplied to the electricity network and to achieve this, a new grid connection will
need to be made.
Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. is a world leader in the safe and environmentally sound conversion of
municipal solid waste and other renewable waste fuels into clean energy.
The Ferrybridge site and Multifuel
There is a long history of power generation at the Ferrybridge site. The current coal-fired power station,
known as ‘Ferrybridge C’ is the third coal-fired power station to be built on the site since 1924.
In October 2011, we obtained planning permission for the first multifuel power station on the Ferrybridge site
(now known as FM1). Construction began in 2012 with the aim of being fully operational in 2015. The FM1
power station will generate circa 70MW (net) of low carbon electricity by burning fuel derived from waste.
Why is another Multifuel
Power Station needed?
There has been significant interest
from suppliers in providing fuel to FM1,
providing evidence of fuel availability
for a second facility. This has led to the
decision to pursue the development of
a second multifuel facility at the site.
The UK needs to develop new facilities
to generate electricity to provide
secure, clean, affordable energy and
reduce carbon emissions from energy
generation. FM2 will contribute towards
preventing a shortfall in electricity in the
future as an increasing number of the
UK’s aging oil, coal and nuclear power
stations close.
As well as generating low carbon
energy, the construction of FM2 will
also further reduce the amount of waste
that goes to landfill.
Site location
The proposed site for FM2 is the
former golf course on the Ferrybridge
‘C’ Power Station site. Alternative golf
provisions will be provided for the
Ferrybridge Golf Club as part of the
FM1 development.
The proposed location of the FM2 site
An illustration of the potential layout and appearance of FM2
Changes since the pre-application informal consultation stage
A number of changes have been made to the FM2 proposals including further refinement of the number of the
options being considered for certain elements of the design. The changes include:
• the
overall extent of the proposed DCO application site has been reduced while some new areas of land
have been included;
• a reduction in the number of combustion lines from 3 to 2, reducing the width of the boiler house building;
• refining the number of options for the fuel storage bunker that are available;
• selection of air cooling instead of hybrid water based cooling as the cooling system for FM2, similar to FM1;
• the height of the stack has been fixed at 120m following air dispersion modelling and consultation; and
• an alternative access route for staff to the operational site has been identified and will be assessed further.
Although not directly connected to this project, construction work has begun on the Dish Hill roundabout and
improvement works are underway on the slip road at the junction of the A162 with Stranglands Lane.
A Preliminary Environmental Information (PEI) Report will be made available as part of this consultation. This
sets out the Environmental Assessment work undertaken to date and will be used along with the responses
received during this consultation, to further inform the refinement of the FM2 proposals.
While we invite comments on the proposals in their entirety, we particularly wish to receive feedback on the
following:
•further refinement of the proposals as a result of the informal consultation undertaken during the summer of
2013;
•the initial findings of the environmental assessment of the proposals that is documented within the PEI
report, including information relating to matters such as air quality, noise and vibration, transportation and
landscape and visual effects;
• the design and appearance of the fuel storage bunker;
• construction working hours; and
• fuel delivery hours, during operation.